This blood of the "Passover" represented to the Jews the blood of Christ. For in due time, God would give His dear Son to be slain as the lamb had been slain; so that all who should believe in Him might be saved from everlasting death. Christ is called our Passover. (1 Corinthians 5:7.) By His blood, through faith, we are redeemed. (Ephesians 1:7.) So as each family in Israel brought the eldest son to the temple, they were to remember how the children had been saved from the plague, and how all might be saved from sin and eternal death. The child presented at the temple was taken in the arms of the priest, and held up before the altar. Thus it was solemnly dedicated to God. Then after it was given back to the mother, its name was written in the roll, or book, that contained the names of the first-born of Israel. So all who are saved by Christ's blood will have their names written in the book of life. 19 Joseph and Mary brought Jesus to the priest as the law required. Every day fathers and mothers were coming with their children, and in Joseph and Mary the priest saw nothing different from many others. They were simply working people.

Dette påskeblod var for jøderne et symbol på Kristi blod. I tidens fylde ville Gud hengive sin elskede Søn til at blive slagtet ligesom dette lam, for at enhver, som tror på ham, kan blive frelst fra evig død. Kristus kaldes vort påskelam. 1Kor. 5,7. Ved troen er vi forløst ved hans blod. Ef. 1,7. Når hver familie i Israel således bragte deres ældste søn til templet, skulle de ihukomme, hvorledes børnene var blevet frelst fra plagen, og hvorledes alle kan blive frelst fra synd og evig død.